Zoo Landau
Posted by: KaPsTeam
N 49° 12.228 E 008° 06.691
32U E 435280 N 5450491
Der Landauer Zoo in der Nähe vom Stadtzentrum.
Waymark Code: WMJW5C
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 01/06/2014
Views: 15
On 24 July 1904 the present area of ??the zoo was taken over by the " Vogelfreunde Landau" who built first bird houses. Since 1920, the zoo belongs to the city. Until the Second World War, the " Tiergarten Landau " was widely extended . After the destruction in that war it was rebuilt again . During the southwest German Horticultural Exposition 1949 other buildings were like today's free -flight aviary , the then served as the plants show house built . 1954-1961 was Charles Graef , a skilled keepers , Director . On him the keepers Roland Schneider, in whose time the monkeys and warm house was built followed . 1973, veterinarian Dr. Rudolf Spengler became the new zoo director . He designed the zoo to a zoo. 1990 advanced to the zoo grounds to two hectares. 1994 was also a veterinarian , Dr. Bernhard new pipe , zoo director . Under his leadership, the association of different types was performed , which still exists today . Since 2000, the veterinarian Dr. Jens- Ove Heckel is zoo director . The zoo has since been extensively modernized
Zoo Website address: [Web Link]
Admission Cost: Not Listed
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